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Has there ever been an old man/woman protaganist in anime?

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Nov 19, 2013 3:05 AM
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I'm curious to know because basically all the protaganists you see in anime nowadays are highschool students.

and by old I mean like 60 or something.

So...?
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Nov 19, 2013 3:12 AM
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There's 2 manga series that I know of that has an old man as a protagonist.

Dangerous Jiisan and Tensai Bakabon.
Nov 19, 2013 3:16 AM
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Nov 19, 2013 3:17 AM
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The closest I can think of is Howl's Moving Castle, but she is temporarily an old character. Other animes have "Old" characters, but actually have a large life-span/immortal so they look young...
Nov 19, 2013 3:19 AM
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There is in manga. Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa for example.

Since most anime fans are of young age, the protagonists tend to be young.
Nov 19, 2013 3:24 AM
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http://myanimelist.net/anime/5365/Tsumiki_no_Ie
can't get much older than that
Nov 19, 2013 3:43 AM
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HaXXspetten said:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/5365/Tsumiki_no_Ie
can't get much older than that

Yes, you can:

worldeditor11 said:
http://myanimelist.net/manga/8947/Saint%E2%98%86Onii-san


These ones are over 2000 years old.
Nov 19, 2013 3:47 AM
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There are probably are a few, none that I have seen though. Oldest protagonist from an anime I have seen was only 30 years old.
Nov 19, 2013 3:53 AM
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Litrydow said:
HaXXspetten said:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/5365/Tsumiki_no_Ie
can't get much older than that

Yes, you can:

worldeditor11 said:
http://myanimelist.net/manga/8947/Saint%E2%98%86Onii-san


These ones are over 2000 years old.
wouldn't really count supernatural beings as that's more of a case of immortality/eternal youth rather than age

otherwise you could kinda just list 90% of all vampires that have been in various anime over the years etc
Nov 19, 2013 4:59 AM

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BlueKite said:
There is in manga. Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa for example.


Kurosawa is actually my favourite manga protagonist. He is quite old for a manga protagonist, but he's not really old to be honest.
Nov 19, 2013 5:14 AM

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SetsukoHara said:
BlueKite said:
There is in manga. Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa for example.


Kurosawa is actually my favourite manga protagonist. He is quite old for a manga protagonist, but he's not really old to be honest.


He looks old enough for me.
Nov 19, 2013 8:24 AM

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Daikichi of Usagi Drop is somewhat old.

Nov 19, 2013 8:26 AM

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In shorts and movies then yeah but probably no series.
Nov 19, 2013 9:08 AM

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The main girl isn't that old but all of the guys are so http://myanimelist.net/anime/5984/Ristorante_Paradiso
Nov 19, 2013 10:06 AM

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I think there are some seinen series.. seinen battle series.. like Vagabond ( i didn't read the series but i think the protagonist isn't young ) ...
Nov 19, 2013 10:44 AM

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The oldest protagonist in an anime I've seen is Daikichi from Usagi Drop and he was only in his 30s. In KHR the 9th Vongola boss was 70 but he's not a main character so I don't think he counts. He's the oldest anime character I've seen so far though.
Nov 19, 2013 10:49 AM

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One of the two main protagonists of One Outs is 43 years old. The other though is probably somewhere between 25-35 I'm guessing.

That's the oldest one I can remember.
Nov 19, 2013 11:13 AM

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If we exclude vampires and other immortals...

One of the main characters from Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 (Juzo Okita) is 50+ years old, also he looks kinda even older to me: http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/15/216827.jpg
MC from Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku: The Legend of Koizumi is 60+: http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/10/84812.jpg
Nov 19, 2013 12:21 PM

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I think Tenma from Monster was in his late 30s for most of the show.
Gin and Hana from Tokyo Godfathers are middle-aged.
It's a sort of tricky choice, but Chiyoko from Millennium Actress is a 75-year-old woman.
And the most prominent role in My neighbors the Yamadas was the father's, if I remember well (in his 40s I guess).

Aside from these, and the above mentioned: Daikichi from Usagi Drop and the old man from Tsumiki no ie I don't recall anything else. Maybe in some other short...
Nov 19, 2013 2:16 PM

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Haru from Real Drive is 81: http://myanimelist.net/anime/3363/RD_Sennou_Chousashitsu

There is also Megabaa in Dennou Coil: http://myanimelist.net/anime/2164/Dennou_Coil

And some of the characters in Bartender are pretty "mature": http://myanimelist.net/anime/1589/Bartender
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Nov 19, 2013 5:56 PM

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Sora no Otoshimo (butchered spelling possibly) needs an ova or spin-off based on the antics of Tomoki and his grandpa
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Nov 19, 2013 6:06 PM

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Alucard is 500 years old
It is so dense. Every single image has so many things going on.
Nov 19, 2013 6:35 PM

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Haru from Real Drive
Telegory from Chevalier D'Eon
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Nov 19, 2013 6:47 PM
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Seirei no Moribito - the oldest anime main characters I've seen so far, I'd say they are middle-aged
Nov 19, 2013 6:50 PM

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Ashita no Joe
http://myanimelist.net/character/46019/Danpei_Tange
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Nov 21, 2013 9:17 PM

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http://myanimelist.net/anime/9941/Tiger_&_Bunny


protagonist is middle-aged.
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Nov 21, 2013 9:51 PM

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Dragon's Son Changsik

The protagonist is a village elder.Beat this guy.
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Nov 21, 2013 9:56 PM

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Eww....old people.
Nov 22, 2013 5:57 PM

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Ghost in The Shell 2 :Innocence has an old-looking main male character, Batou.
http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Batou
Nov 22, 2013 5:59 PM

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Nov 22, 2013 7:39 PM
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Coyote ragtime show
GITS
Heat guy j (if robots count)
Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru
Uchouten Kazoku
Ristorante Paradiso
and supernatural beings and most ntr protagonists in hentai...
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Nov 22, 2013 7:43 PM

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That one 12 minute movie.
Nov 22, 2013 9:25 PM

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hm....
Nov 26, 2013 12:36 AM

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lol no, not that i've come across any
Nov 26, 2013 12:37 AM
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